Here’s a curveball of a data point: Android is now outselling the iPhone. Really? Really, says NPD. The consumer research shop says U.S. sales of smartphones using Google’s mobile operating system climbed past Apple in the first three months of this year. Google (GOOG) nabbed 28 percent of the market, while Apple (AAPL) claimed 21 percent, NPD says. Less surprising is that BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIMM) still leads the market, with 36 percent. Here are the data in chart form: Android is the green line with the prominent spike: